There are 7 ways to get from Oakland to Calgary by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SFO - YYC
6h 12m$239–967BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SJC - YYC
9h 8m$198–816Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mallbus
39h$283–654Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Oakland to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
43h 10mDrive 2,050 km
- Drive from Oakland to Calgarycar 2,050 km
24h 14m$402–581Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane OAK - YYC
8h 1m$540–708Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattlebus
- Take the bus from Seattle to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Calgarybus
41h 11m$372–607
Oakland to Calgary by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Calgary is to train and bus which costs $370 - $650 and takes 41h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Calgary is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $230 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Calgary. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall via Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station and Vancouver, BC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h.
The distance between Oakland and Calgary is 1697 km. The road distance is 2050 km.
The best way to get from Oakland to Calgary without a car is to bus which takes 39h and costs $280 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Oakland to Calgary, including transfers.
Oakland to Calgary bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
The best way to get from Oakland to Calgary is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $230 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $700 and takes 39h.
Oakland to Calgary bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Calgary is 1h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 8:48 AM in Oakland and 9:48 AM in Calgary.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
WestJet, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oakland to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall via Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, and Vancouver, BC in around 39h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $110–240
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
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